Today, the Government of Ontario announced that it is activating an “emergency brake” and is transitioning Public Health Sudbury & Districts from its current “Red-Control” level to the “Grey-Lockdown” level in its COVID-19 Response Framework: Keeping Ontario Safe and Open Framework. The new regional classification comes into effect on Friday, March 12, 2021 at 12:01 am.
Public health measures under Grey-Lockdown level include:
- No indoor organized public events and social gatherings, except with members of the same household, with some exceptions for seniors and individuals living alone.
- Restaurants, bars and food or drink establishments can only do take out, drive through, and delivery including alcohol.Indoor and outdoor services are prohibited.
- In person shopping capacity limit of 50% for supermarkets and other stores that primarily sell groceries, convenience stores and pharmacies.
- In person shopping capacity limit of 25% for all other retail, including discount and big box retailers, liquor stores, cannabis stores, hardware stores and garden centres.
- Stores must post capacity limit publicly and must have passive screening for patrons (for example, posting signs outside the store front about not entering if you have COVID-19 symptoms).
Learn more about what restrictions and guidelines are included in the Grey-Lockdown level here. For a full list of public health region classifications click here. Read more about today’s announcement here.
Looking to support local restaurants and retailers during this lockdown? Access the chamber’s restaurant directory here and the general business directory here.
Download the COVID-19 Alert mobile app here.